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LCS(L)(3)-27 / LSSL-27


USS LCS(L)(3)-27 was loaned to the Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force, renamed JMSDFS Azami
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Mariveles-Corregidor)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
 Personnel Awards

Purple Hearts (2-KIA, Mariveles, P.I.)
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down 10 July 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR.
  • Launched 13 August 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-27, 31 August 1944
  • During World War II LCS(L)(3)-27 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCS Flotilla One and participated in the:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operations
    Lingayen Gulf landings, San Antonio, Luzon, 29 January 1945     		Manila Bay-Bicol operation
    Subic Bay and Grande Island, 31 January 1945
    Mariveles-Corregidor, Mariveles Harbor, 14 to 16 February 1945
    Minesweeping Operations Pacific
    Kyushu-Korea Area, September and October 1945     		.

  • Decommissioned, 19 January 1946
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large LSSL-27, 28 February 1949
  • Transferred, on loan, to Japan, 30 April 1953, renamed JMSDFS Azami
  • Returned to US Navy custody, 19 October 1956
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCS(L)(3)-26 received three battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 250 t (lt), 387 t (fl)
    Length 158' 6" o.a.
    Beam 23' 3"
    Draft loaded, 4' 9" fwd, 6' 6" aft
    Speed 16.5 kts. max at 650 shaft rpm, 14.5kts at 585 shaft rpm
    Armor 10-lb STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning tower
    Complement 6 Officers, 65 Enlisted
    Propulsion 8 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers
    Endurance 5,500 miles at 12 kts. at 45" pitch (350 tons dspl.)
    Fuel/Stores
    76 tons fuel oil
    10 tons fresh water
    6 tons lubrication oil
    8 tons provisions and stores at full load
    Fresh Water Capacity Distill up to 1,000 gals. per day
    Armament
    bow gun, one single 3"/50 gun mount
    2 twin 40mms
    4 single 20mms
    4 .50 cal MGs
    ten MK7 rocket launchers
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    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    View the History of LCS(L)(3)-27 as provided by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Other Crew Contact and Reunion Information
    National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    John Rooney, Secretary
    2 Emery Lane, Phoenixville, PA, 19460
    Phone 610-935-0902
    E-mail John Rooney
    Additional Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    Additional Resources
    Rielly, Robin L. Mighty Midgets at War: The Saga of the LCS(L) Ships from Iwo Jima to Vietnam. Central Point, Oregon: Hellgate Press, 2000. (ISBN 1-55571-522-2)
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